When you’ve found that your laptop battery is plugged in but not charging, one of the first troubleshooting steps is to check your hardware faulty and make sure the hardware components work properly.
# Make sure that you power cable is not damaged. If the cable is not working, you won’t be able to charge.
# A bad AC adapter may cause your battery charging issue even if you’ve plugged in your battery. So you can try another AC adapter and see if it makes changes.
If your [https://www.askprob.com/forums/topic/why-is-my-laptop-not-charging/|Lenovo is not charging] even plugged in, you can also try power resetting your laptop, and this method works for many people who have the same issue. Here’s what you need to do:
# Shut down your laptop.
# Unplug your charger (power cable).
# Remove the battery from your laptop.
# Press and hold the power button for 30 seconds, then release it.
# Put your battery back in and plug your charger into your laptop.
# Turn on your computer, and it should start charging now.
A missing or outdated battery driver in your Lenovo can also cause the “plugged in not charging” issue. So you should make sure that your battery driver is up to date, and update it if it’s not.
You can go to the manufacturer’s website, and download and install the latest version of your battery driver.